Dolphin I hope you can comment on this one, but it hasn't been mentioned on here yet.
One of the Frankston players, Ben Poole, fell off a balcony of an apartment in Queensland while on the Frankston end of season trip a few weeks ago breaking both legs and suffering other injuries.
What happened? And is he on the mend?
I'm assuming a passionate supporter of the Dolphins like you would have some info on this.
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I know the guy who was rooming with him on the trip and apparently his fibula and tibula bones went straight through his skin and was quiet visible for all to see.He is likely to be in a wheel chair for 3 months and forget footy this year and possibly the next.Wasted talent as he was one of the best kids coming through the system at Frankston and with Chris Fortnhams leaving would of played nearly every game in 2007.
Hasn't been mention so that the kid could have some privacy!
Apparently he met up with some guys he knew from a local club and went back to their place for a couple of extra lemonades.
Fell from their balcony and the legs are pretty bad.
From what I here, he's back home now and starting to mend. Likely to have an off field role of some sort at the club this year.
Won't see him this year, but knowing how hard at it the kid is, he will eat the pill when he finally gets back.
I hear thier were a few more incidents on this wild end of year trip.
We all know rule number one when it comes to Footy Trip:
What happens on Footy Trip, Stays on footy Trip.
I Hope Ben has a speedy Recovery, However their is no need for other little stories to be leaked around on the Forum.
Is a player missing a whole season . . . possibly 2, just a little story? What were Frankston gonna say, it was a training mishap? Hell of a footy accident, 2 broken legs a training?
Sorry stanga, maybe i worded it wrong, The little stories was made in reference to Ozybeer statement of a few more incidents occuring on their trip away.
How i meant to say it was if they were moments of people slightly misbehaiving etc. than there is no need to hear about them on here.
But the injury to Ben Poole is obviously something that is different.
Exact reason I didn't respond to his pointless comment.
Trips away are bad news but clubs are really powerless to stop them. All they can do is tell the older players to look after the young 'uns and cross their fingers and hope there's no incidents or accidents.
I hope everything works out well for young Poole. I really admired his work in the finals series. He's a terrier.
Yeah, sorry, reading your comment again, i get it now . . . thought you were referring to the Poole incident as trivial, my bad there.